“A final piece of the puzzle is the need to overcome the societal stigma of addiction. ‘If you talk to kids in recovery, they will tell you the first time they felt truly accepted for who they are and not necessarily singled out for having a substance use disorder is when they arrived at a recovery school. They’re surrounded by a bunch of kids who feel similar to them and they feel like they can understand them and they can be themselves.’”

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